VCT-W vs NSW-W Live Score, 5th Match, Women’s National Cricket League 2021, VCT-W vs NSW-W Live Score Updates

Date:            February 10th, 2021

Time:            4:30 AM IST.

Venue:         Junction Oval, Melbourne

Match Preview

This is the first game of the tournament for both teams. Both Victoria Women and New South Wales Women have named strong squads and boast some international firepower.

While there is Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Elyse Villani and Georgia Wareham on one side (Victoria), the likes of Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner and Rachael Haynes are on the other (New South Wales).

Victoria will be looking to bounce back after an inconsistent and middling 2019-20 season. They won four and lost four, finishing in fourth place in the points table.

Meanwhile, New South Wales finished at the top of the points table last season. They won six out of their eight games, including two with bonus points. Thus, it promises to be a fascinating encounter.

VCT-W vs NSW-W Squads

Victoria Women: Elyse Villani, Sophie Molineux, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Molly Strano, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Makinley Blows

New South Wales Women: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Rachael Haynes, Erin Burns, Tahlia Wilson, Ash Gardner, Rachel Trenaman, Hannah Darlington, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Lauren Smith, Hayley Silver-holmes, Stella Campbell

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

The weather forecast is not so good, there will be few clouds in the sky and the temperature is predicted to be around 26-28°C on the match day, the match is expected to proceed as scheduled.

The pitch at Junction Oval is a batting-friendly pitch, it will offer consistent bounce and no spin, batters will love batting on this pitch.

VCT-W vs NSW-W Top Picks

• Ellyse Perry: Ellyse Perry is the number one all-rounder in the limited-overs format in the world at this moment. Perry has composed more than 3,000 ODI runs playing 112 matches and has also picked up 152 wickets with the ball.
• Meg Lanning: Meg Lanning is also a pretty experienced batswoman. She has scored 3,856 ODI runs in 82 matches at an impressing average of 55.08. Lanning has also won the player of the tournament a number of times and has broken the records of the highest individual total for Victoria over the years since 2014.
• Elyse Villani: Elyse Villani had a great season with the bat for Victoria last season. Villani also has a great record at this venue and was consistently hitting half-centuries in the last season.
• Ashleigh Gardner: Ashleigh will be very crucial for the New South Wales as she has done really well for Australia in the recent. Incidentally, Gardner racked up a record-breaking century against New South Wales in the last season.
• Rachael Trenaman: When both these teams last met, Rachael scored a brave fifty in tough conditions against Victoria. Trenaman is an impactful batswoman for the New South Wales in this game as well.
• Alyssa Healy: Alyssa will bring some great international experience and the New South Wales will be hoping the opener to replicate her sensational form in this tournament as well. With 1,772 ODI runs, Healy has the ability to counter-attack any great bowling attack.

Suggested Playing XI’s for VCT-W vs NSW-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Fantasy Suggestion #1: Alyssa Healy, Tahlia Wilson, Rachel Trenaman, Kim Garth, Meg Lanning, Ash Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Stella Campbell, Lauren Smith, Annabel Sutherland

Captain: Ash Gardner Vice-captain: Meg Lanning

Fantasy Suggestion #2: Alyssa Healy, Rachel Haynes, Kim Garth, Meg Lanning, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Ash Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Stella Campbell, Hannah Darlington, Tess Flintoff, Annabel Sutherland

Captain: Ellyse Perry Vice-captain: Alyssa Healy